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PHY 3323 Schedule |
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Week |
Material |
Reading
Assignment |
Homework Assignment |
Special |
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Aug.
21 |
Course Introduction Syllabus,
Policies |
Chapter
1 |
Problem
Set 1 |
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Math Prerequisites |
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Aug.
26 |
Math Prerequisites (contŐd) |
Chapter
2.1, 2.2 |
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Ch. 2: Superposition, Coulomb's Law |
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Electric fields, continuous charge distributions,
field lines |
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Sept.
2 |
Gauss's Law |
Chapter
2.3 |
Problem
Set 2 |
No
class Sept. 2; Labor Day |
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∇ x E = 0 → E = −∇ V |
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Poisson's, Laplace's equations |
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Potential of charge
distributions |
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Sept.
9 |
Boundary conditions |
Chapter 2.4, 2.5 |
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Work done in moving charges |
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Electrostatic energy |
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Ideal conductors |
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Sept.
16 |
Surface charges |
Chapter 3.1, 3.2 |
Problem
Set 3 |
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Capacitance and capacitors |
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Ch. 3: Laplace's equation |
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Boundary conditions and Uniqueness Theorem |
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Sept.
23 |
Method of Images |
Chapter 3.3, 3.4 |
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Exam 1,
Wednesday, September 25 8:20-10:20pm Ch.
1,2 |
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Separation of variables in Cartesian, spherical,
and cylindrical coordinates |
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Sept.
30 |
Green's Functions |
Chapter
4.1, 4,2 |
Problem
Set 4 |
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Multipole Expansions |
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Electric Dipoles and Quadropoles |
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Oct. 7 |
Ch. 4: Dielectrics |
Chapter
4.3, 4.4 |
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Polarization |
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Bound charges |
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Oct.
14 |
Internal electric fields in dielectrics |
Chapters
5.1, 5.2 |
Problem
Set 5 |
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Electric displacement D |
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Theory of linear dielectrics |
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Oct.
21 |
Ch. 5: Magnetic fields and forces |
Chapter
5,3,5.4 |
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Cyclotron Motion |
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Biot-Savart Law |
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Oct.
28 |
∇ ⋅ B, ∇ × B |
Chapter
6.1,6.2 |
Problem
Set 6 |
Exam 2, Wednesday
October 30 8:20-10:20pm Ch. 3,4 |
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Ampere's Law Charges vs. monopoles |
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Vector potential |
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Nov. 4 |
Magnetic multipoles |
Chapter 6.3 |
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No class 11/8 Home coming |
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Ch. 6: Diamagnets and
paramagnets |
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Nov.
11 |
Magnetic dipoles |
Chapter
6.3-6.4 |
Problem Set 7 |
No class 11/11 Veteran's Day |
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Magnetization |
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Bound currents |
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Nov. 18 |
Magnetic displacement, H |
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Nov. 25 |
Magnetic susceptibility Ferromagnets |
No class on 11/29 Thanksgiving |
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Dec. 2 |
Review/Catch-Up |
(Last day of class - Dec. 4) |
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Dec. 11 |
FINAL EXAM (12:30 pM) |
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